Community

The past 10 calendar days have been remarkable for the MMES community!  We have come together as a large, "extended family" to share in the joy of making MMES the BEST learning environment for our students.  It has been a team effort that makes me feel proud to be a part of this "family!"

Last week, we had countless parent volunteers who worked tirelessly to coordinate and orchestrate our annual school book fair.  It was amazing to see the folks who put in so many hours to make the book fair a huge success!  Thank you to Abby Levendusky for the time and energy that she dedicated to the book fair.  Her dedication was truly remarkable!

We also celebrated our annual Spaghetti Supper last week.  We had two seatings that were both sold out!  It was a great event where families took time out of their busy schedules to support our efforts at MMES.  The funds raised will go to special projects and to ensure that ALL children have access to ALL programs and events at MMES.  It was so nice to see so many people come out to support us!  Thank you to Vicki Cawley and Sarah Riehl for putting on a wonderful meal along with Lillian Muse from our kitchen.

The culmination of the unofficial "MMES Community Week" took place on Saturday morning.  A number of families and staff members met on the lawn in front of the Kindergarten wing to expand our concept of "Authentic Experiential Learning" at MMES.  The project was to build four raised vegetable garden beds for our students to explore as they learn science, mathematics, and visual arts concepts/skills.  A couple of pictures of "the crew" are below:

It was heartwarming to see so many good people come together in a "barn raising" format to test the age-old saying that many hands make light work.  In a few short hours, highlighted by new friendships and many laughs, a final product emerged that was beautiful on many levels:

Thank you to The Cressey Family for their donation of compost delivery from their greenhouse (E. Cressey and Son of Rowley, MA).  In addition, thank you to the Villa and Larson family for coordinating the event and to the MMESPTO for supporting their efforts.  Special thanks goes out to:

-The Adams Family

-The Costello-Tra Family

-The Cox-Stavros Family

-The Cronin Family

-The French Family

-The Morgese Family

-The Schmidt Family

-The Zshau Family

-The MERSD Facilities Department

My apologies if I missed anyone who helped to make this happen on Saturday.  It was a true team effort.

From my perspective, the best part of the past ten days has been getting to know many new people that I don't get to see every day.  It has been great to connect with all of you...thank you for your support!